A Mt. Carmel man ordered to spend 45 years in prison on a sexual assault charge wants the court to reconsider his sentence. 31-year-old Jeffrey Isham was convicted by a Wabash County jury last December on a Class X felony charge of predatory criminal sexual assault for a September 2019 incident with a then 11 year old family member. Since his February 14th sentencing, Isham filed an appeal which has already been dismissed by the appellate court because a hearing hasn’t been held yet on the motion to reconsider sentence. Public defender James Lane represented Isham in the case but has since withdrawn. Rhonda Blades has been appointed as Isham’s attorney. She is to meet Tuesday with state’s attorney Kelli Storckman to determine a date for the motion hearing. Isham is currently housed in the Shawnee Correctional Center where he has begun serving his sentence.
